Franklin, NC is a small town located in the western part of North Carolina. It is a charming town with a rich history and vibrant culture that make it a great place to live. The politics in Franklin are centered around local elections, with the citizens of Franklin highly engaged in the electoral process. Every year, candidates from both major political parties run for office, hoping to represent their constituents in City Council meetings and other local government bodies. These candidates come from all walks of life, ranging from small business owners to local activists who are passionate about public service. They put forth their ideas for how they would best serve the people of Franklin if elected, and residents vote on who will represent them on various boards and committees at City Hall.
The political climate in Franklin, NC is strongly conservative.
Macon County, NC is very conservative. In Macon County, NC 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 30.0%.
Macon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin, NC is strongly conservative.
Macon County, North Carolina is very conservative.
North Carolina is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Franklin, North Carolina: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Franklin, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,576 contributions totaling $81,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $96,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)